diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 68ee4c3f..1f3e9680 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2488,6 +2488,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "text-size",
  "tokio",
+ "tower",
  "tower-lsp",
  "tracing",
 ]
@@ -4023,8 +4024,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-util",
  "pin-project",
  "pin-project-lite",
+ "tokio",
  "tower-layer",
  "tower-service",
+ "tracing",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/crates/pglt_lsp/Cargo.toml b/crates/pglt_lsp/Cargo.toml
index e8e6dc24..a1f440a1 100644
--- a/crates/pglt_lsp/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/pglt_lsp/Cargo.toml
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ tower-lsp           = { version = "0.20.0" }
 tracing             = { workspace = true, features = ["attributes"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros"] }
+tower = { version = "0.4.13", features = ["timeout"] }
+
 
 [lib]
 doctest = false
diff --git a/crates/pglt_lsp/tests/server.rs b/crates/pglt_lsp/tests/server.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..990df566
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/pglt_lsp/tests/server.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,316 @@
+use anyhow::bail;
+use anyhow::Context;
+use anyhow::Error;
+use anyhow::Result;
+use futures::channel::mpsc::{channel, Sender};
+use futures::Sink;
+use futures::SinkExt;
+use futures::Stream;
+use futures::StreamExt;
+use pglt_lsp::LSPServer;
+use pglt_lsp::ServerFactory;
+use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
+use serde::Serialize;
+use serde_json::{from_value, to_value};
+use std::any::type_name;
+use std::fmt::Display;
+use std::time::Duration;
+use tower::timeout::Timeout;
+use tower::{Service, ServiceExt};
+use tower_lsp::jsonrpc;
+use tower_lsp::jsonrpc::Response;
+use tower_lsp::lsp_types as lsp;
+use tower_lsp::lsp_types::{
+    ClientCapabilities, DidChangeConfigurationParams, DidChangeTextDocumentParams,
+    DidCloseTextDocumentParams, DidOpenTextDocumentParams, InitializeResult, InitializedParams,
+    PublishDiagnosticsParams, TextDocumentContentChangeEvent, TextDocumentIdentifier,
+    TextDocumentItem, Url, VersionedTextDocumentIdentifier,
+};
+use tower_lsp::LspService;
+use tower_lsp::{jsonrpc::Request, lsp_types::InitializeParams};
+
+/// Statically build an [Url] instance that points to the file at `$path`
+/// within the workspace. The filesystem path contained in the return URI is
+/// guaranteed to be a valid path for the underlying operating system, but
+/// doesn't have to refer to an existing file on the host machine.
+macro_rules! url {
+    ($path:literal) => {
+        if cfg!(windows) {
+            lsp::Url::parse(concat!("file:///z%3A/workspace/", $path)).unwrap()
+        } else {
+            lsp::Url::parse(concat!("file:///workspace/", $path)).unwrap()
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+struct Server {
+    service: Timeout<LspService<LSPServer>>,
+}
+
+impl Server {
+    fn new(service: LspService<LSPServer>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            service: Timeout::new(service, Duration::from_secs(1)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn notify<P>(&mut self, method: &'static str, params: P) -> Result<()>
+    where
+        P: Serialize,
+    {
+        self.service
+            .ready()
+            .await
+            .map_err(Error::msg)
+            .context("ready() returned an error")?
+            .call(
+                Request::build(method)
+                    .params(to_value(&params).context("failed to serialize params")?)
+                    .finish(),
+            )
+            .await
+            .map_err(Error::msg)
+            .context("call() returned an error")
+            .and_then(|res| {
+                if let Some(res) = res {
+                    bail!("shutdown returned {:?}", res)
+                } else {
+                    Ok(())
+                }
+            })
+    }
+
+    async fn request<P, R>(
+        &mut self,
+        method: &'static str,
+        id: &'static str,
+        params: P,
+    ) -> Result<Option<R>>
+    where
+        P: Serialize,
+        R: DeserializeOwned,
+    {
+        self.service
+            .ready()
+            .await
+            .map_err(Error::msg)
+            .context("ready() returned an error")?
+            .call(
+                Request::build(method)
+                    .id(id)
+                    .params(to_value(&params).context("failed to serialize params")?)
+                    .finish(),
+            )
+            .await
+            .map_err(Error::msg)
+            .context("call() returned an error")?
+            .map(|res| {
+                let (_, body) = res.into_parts();
+
+                let body =
+                    body.with_context(|| format!("response to {method:?} contained an error"))?;
+
+                from_value(body.clone()).with_context(|| {
+                    format!(
+                        "failed to deserialize type {} from response {body:?}",
+                        type_name::<R>()
+                    )
+                })
+            })
+            .transpose()
+    }
+
+    /// Basic implementation of the `initialize` request for tests
+    // The `root_path` field is deprecated, but we still need to specify it
+    #[allow(deprecated)]
+    async fn initialize(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        let _res: InitializeResult = self
+            .request(
+                "initialize",
+                "_init",
+                InitializeParams {
+                    process_id: None,
+                    root_path: None,
+                    root_uri: Some(url!("")),
+                    initialization_options: None,
+                    capabilities: ClientCapabilities::default(),
+                    trace: None,
+                    workspace_folders: None,
+                    client_info: None,
+                    locale: None,
+                },
+            )
+            .await?
+            .context("initialize returned None")?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Basic implementation of the `initialized` notification for tests
+    async fn initialized(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        self.notify("initialized", InitializedParams {}).await
+    }
+
+    /// Basic implementation of the `shutdown` notification for tests
+    async fn shutdown(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        self.service
+            .ready()
+            .await
+            .map_err(Error::msg)
+            .context("ready() returned an error")?
+            .call(Request::build("shutdown").finish())
+            .await
+            .map_err(Error::msg)
+            .context("call() returned an error")
+            .and_then(|res| {
+                if let Some(res) = res {
+                    bail!("shutdown returned {:?}", res)
+                } else {
+                    Ok(())
+                }
+            })
+    }
+
+    async fn open_document(&mut self, text: impl Display) -> Result<()> {
+        self.notify(
+            "textDocument/didOpen",
+            DidOpenTextDocumentParams {
+                text_document: TextDocumentItem {
+                    uri: url!("document.sql"),
+                    language_id: String::from("sql"),
+                    version: 0,
+                    text: text.to_string(),
+                },
+            },
+        )
+        .await
+    }
+
+    /// Opens a document with given contents and given name. The name must contain the extension too
+    async fn open_named_document(&mut self, text: impl Display, document_name: Url) -> Result<()> {
+        self.notify(
+            "textDocument/didOpen",
+            DidOpenTextDocumentParams {
+                text_document: TextDocumentItem {
+                    uri: document_name,
+                    language_id: String::from("sql"),
+                    version: 0,
+                    text: text.to_string(),
+                },
+            },
+        )
+        .await
+    }
+
+    /// When calling this function, remember to insert the file inside the memory file system
+    async fn load_configuration(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        self.notify(
+            "workspace/didChangeConfiguration",
+            DidChangeConfigurationParams {
+                settings: to_value(()).unwrap(),
+            },
+        )
+        .await
+    }
+
+    async fn change_document(
+        &mut self,
+        version: i32,
+        content_changes: Vec<TextDocumentContentChangeEvent>,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        self.notify(
+            "textDocument/didChange",
+            DidChangeTextDocumentParams {
+                text_document: VersionedTextDocumentIdentifier {
+                    uri: url!("document.sql"),
+                    version,
+                },
+                content_changes,
+            },
+        )
+        .await
+    }
+
+    async fn close_document(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        self.notify(
+            "textDocument/didClose",
+            DidCloseTextDocumentParams {
+                text_document: TextDocumentIdentifier {
+                    uri: url!("document.sql"),
+                },
+            },
+        )
+        .await
+    }
+
+    /// Basic implementation of the `pglt/shutdown` request for tests
+    async fn pglt_shutdown(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        self.request::<_, ()>("pglt/shutdown", "_pglt_shutdown", ())
+            .await?
+            .context("pglt/shutdown returned None")?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+/// Number of notifications buffered by the server-to-client channel before it starts blocking the current task
+const CHANNEL_BUFFER_SIZE: usize = 8;
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+enum ServerNotification {
+    PublishDiagnostics(PublishDiagnosticsParams),
+}
+
+/// Basic handler for requests and notifications coming from the server for tests
+async fn client_handler<I, O>(
+    mut stream: I,
+    mut sink: O,
+    mut notify: Sender<ServerNotification>,
+) -> Result<()>
+where
+    // This function has to be generic as `RequestStream` and `ResponseSink`
+    // are not exported from `tower_lsp` and cannot be named in the signature
+    I: Stream<Item = Request> + Unpin,
+    O: Sink<Response> + Unpin,
+{
+    while let Some(req) = stream.next().await {
+        if req.method() == "textDocument/publishDiagnostics" {
+            let params = req.params().expect("invalid request");
+            let diagnostics = from_value(params.clone()).expect("invalid params");
+            let notification = ServerNotification::PublishDiagnostics(diagnostics);
+            match notify.send(notification).await {
+                Ok(_) => continue,
+                Err(_) => break,
+            }
+        }
+
+        let id = match req.id() {
+            Some(id) => id,
+            None => continue,
+        };
+
+        let res = Response::from_error(id.clone(), jsonrpc::Error::method_not_found());
+
+        sink.send(res).await.ok();
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn basic_lifecycle() -> Result<()> {
+    let factory = ServerFactory::default();
+    let (service, client) = factory.create(None).into_inner();
+    let (stream, sink) = client.split();
+    let mut server = Server::new(service);
+
+    let (sender, _) = channel(CHANNEL_BUFFER_SIZE);
+    let reader = tokio::spawn(client_handler(stream, sink, sender));
+
+    server.initialize().await?;
+    server.initialized().await?;
+
+    server.shutdown().await?;
+    reader.abort();
+
+    Ok(())
+}